A recurring theme in history, we explore some of the groups labelled as the Enemy Within: the striking British miners in 1984-1985; the Cambridge spies, 1935-1965; the Tudors' ruthless pursuit of the Catholic enemy within; and more.

SUGGESTED READING

Simon Schama, The History of Britain Volumes 1, 2 and 3, BBC, 2000-2002 ( DVD documentary based on books 2006)

Roderick Farquhar, Mao’s Last Revolution, Belknap Press, 2008

COURSE OUTLINE

20th century "enemy within "groups e.g. British miners in the 1980s, "capitalist roaders "and “enemies within ” as determined by the Communist government of Mao Tse Tung in China after 1949

Cambridge spies 1935-1965 in the British government, security services and

the foreign office and Communist agents and spies in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s

Jacobite spies and agents seeking a restoration of the Catholic Stuart monarchy during the Protestant Stuart and Hanoverian periods of the 17th and 18th centuries

Yorkist “pretenders” challenging the authority of the fragile Tudor dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries

Protestant Huguenots in 16th c France and Catholics (especially Jesuits) in 16th century Tudor England who were regarded as dangerous "enemies within '

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMESBy the end of this course, students should be able to:

Gain a sound understanding of why certain groups have been perceived as the “enemy within” by governments throughout various historical periods

Discuss the results of the confrontations between the “enemy” groups and the hostile governments

Identify trends in 2017 in various societies where the concept of the “enemy within” is part of the current political spectrum